Car-coupling



(No Model.)

P, F. BEARING.

GAR COUPLING.

,128. Patented Apr. 11,1882.

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III I WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- FOUNTAIN F. BEARING, OF BELLBUOKLE, TENNESSEE.

CAR-COUPLING.

- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,128, dated April 11, 1882. Application filed February 24, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, F. F. DEARING, of Bel1 buckle, in the county of Bedford and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oar-Couplings; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention simple and efficient automatic car-coupliiig, and of such aconstruction and parts as to be capable of being readily and conveniently coupled with railroad-cars having the ordinary pin-and-link coupling.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View; Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal sectional view; Fig. 3, a horizontal sectional view, looking from the-bottom, on the line a .r, Fig. 2,- Fig. 4, a front view; Fig. 5, a transverse sectional view on the line y 3 Fig. 2; and Fig. 6, a detail view of the slide.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A designates the draw-head, in which is formed a longitudinal slot or recess, B, having a shoulder, 0, formed near its front end, from whence it is continued forward to form a groove, D, in the top of the mouth E of the draw-head; and F is a similar shoulder formed under the shoulder O, and providing a shallow recess, G, in the bottom of the draw-head.

H is a slide arranged to operate in slot or chamber B, having a long shank, I, and a head, J, forming shoulders K L, respectively, one above and one below. The front edge of the head I is curved inwardly, as at M, and then curved forwardly to form a curved or semicircular shoulder, N, from whence it is continued rearwardly and horizontally, thus forming a shoulder, O, at its bottom.

P is a horizontal slot formed in the drawhead at right angles to and opening into the the slide which works in slot P, so that its outer end may be operated by the hand, a lever pivoted at the side of the car, or by any other suitable means to work the slide.

At the rear of the mouth of the draw-head is formed a semicircular recess, R, the bottom of which may be inclined downwardly and rearwardly, as shown at S, Fig. 2 of the drawin gs. The function of this recess is to receive the rear end of the coupling-link, and to hold it in an upwardly-inclined position to engage the draw-head of the adjoining car in coupling.

T is the usual vertical opening in the front of the draw-head to receive the coupling-pin U.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The coupling-pin is first raised and the slide moved forward (the groove in the top of the draw-head serving to prevent any lateral displacement) under the end of the pin, thus supporting it in an elevated position. Now, when adjoining car enters in the bottom of the time forcing the slide abutting against the B, thus allowing the the coupling.

be interposed or artion to its proper place draw-head, at the same back, its shoulders K L shoulders O F of the slot pin to drop and complete If desired, springs may ranged in the slot B, in automatically force the latter forward.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- The combination, with the draw-head having the longitudinal slot or recess B, having shoulders G F, forming respectively a guidegroove, 1), in the top of the draw-head and a shallow recess, the slide arranged to work in recess or chamber B, and having a head, J, forming shoulders K L, the front edge of its head being so curved as to guide the coupling-link to the bottom of the draw-head, substantially as and for the purpose shown and specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FOUNTAIN FARIS DEARING. Witnesses-z ZACHARIAH T. BEACHBOARD, RUFUS A. HOOVER.

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